French-Iranian artist Marjane Satrapi has introduced a nearly 30-foot long tapestry (挂毯)     1     (mark) the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.     2     (know) best for her graphic novel Persepolis, Satrapi displayed the finished tapestry at the Mobilier National, a public organization that preserves France’s state furniture and textile collections, on March 12. The     3     (impression) work of art is a triptych (三联画) crafted from wool yarn,     4     weighs about 130 pounds.

The tapestry     5     (feature) brightly colored outlines of athletes competing in various sports around the Eiffel Tower. On the left, a woman participates in the traditional javelin (标枪) throw. On the right, a skateboarder performs a trick in the air above a break dancer, implying two of     6     newest sports in the Olympics’ lineup. The central part shows a man and a woman.     7     (graceful) running toward each other, their hands ready to meet     8     front of the Olympic flame.

The tapestry took Satrapi three years to create.     9     (craftsman) at the Gobelins Manufactory, a French tapestry factory wove it. The tapestry will be exhibited at the Hôtel de la Marine in Paris     10     (begin) on June 21. After the Olympic and Paralympic Games end in September, the tapestry will travel to Nice.

While     1     (hundred) of millions trained their eyes on the igniting (点燃) of the caldron (大锅) during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday, many would turn to their phones to soak in the     2     (excite) of that climactic moment.

They were able     3     (participate) in the first ever virtual lighting of the caldron in the Games history, the climax of     4     (it) first ever digital torch relay. The torch for the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games was named “Eternal Flame” and its design was inspired by the Liangzhu Culture, which was     5     testament (证明) to the 5000-year-old Chinese civilization.

First     6     (introduce) on Nov 27, 2022, the digital torchbearer program aims to break through the constraints of time and space, so that more people can enjoy the Games, according to the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee.

It     7     (launch) on June 15 this year,     8     the flame of the Asian Games was lit. Over a hundred million users have signed     9     and passed on their digital torches, in the light of figures     10     (office) released by Ant Group, which developed the digital platform and made it part of Alipay, one of the most popular mobile payment apps in China.

Chinese products shine among Hangzhou Asian Games participants

Chinese products won the admiration of many foreign participants at the 19h Asian Games, which     1     (conclude) in Hangzhou, the capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, on Oct. 8th.

Oksana Chusovitina,     2     48-year-old Uzbek gymnast, expressed her admiration for the training     3     (facility) and comfortable accommodations. She even inquired about where     4     (purchase) the same mattress she used in the Asian Games Village. To her delight, the mattress manufacturer gifted her one after hearing about her interest. In     5     (add) to the athletes, former NBA player Shaquille O’Neal, who came to Hangzhou to watch the Games, bought a pair of stylish sunglasses at the market. Some international athletes also visited the Wulin Night Market,     6     they bought items like handmade silver jewelry, Chinese-style hairpins     7     (feature) plum blossom patterns. Among the items was a distinctive local mask recognized     8     a traditional cultural item.

Moreover, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) continues to draw international visitors. An athlete from the UAE bought wormwood heating compress packs,     9     another packed an entire suitcase with Chinese patent medicines for his family. He explained that his mother is a TCM lover and that such medicines are     10     (fair) hard to come by overseas.

The most popular football competition in China recently is the Chinese Super League. Thanks to its festive atmosphere     1     (rare) seen and surprising performances, a village football tournament    2    (hold) in Rongjiang County, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, has caught the attention of media, social platforms, and even overseas stars. Organized and played    3    locals, the amateur football tournament has been dubbed (戏称为) “Cun Chao” by Chinese netizens, which translates to “Village Super League”.

The players in this village tournament come from diverse    4     (background). They are vendors, farmers, tilers, butchers, and factory workers by profession, representing    5     (vary) ethnic groups such as Miao, Dong, Shui, Han, and Yao. With free     6     (admit), thousands of people go to the county’s stadium for every match. The stands are often filled to capacity, with some people    7    (stand) nearby or even squatting (蹲) on the ground due to the lack of empty seats.

David Geary,    8    football enthusiast from the United Kingdom, attended a “Cun Chao” match   last Saturday. He was     9    (amaze) to see so many villagers playing football and organizing their own teams. “Football brings people together,     10    is the core of sports. In ‘Cun Chao’, all villagers come to support their teams, and that’s what football should be like.” said Geary.

Gathering more than 200 of China’s cultural relic experts together, a contest focusing on antique restoration     1     (take) place in Taiyuan, North China’s Shanxi Province on Mar 26, 2023.     2     (arrange) by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, a large number of     3     (participant) showed their skills by working on authentic historical relics.

Tao Zhongjun,     4     Chinese historian, said, “real relics for repairers are what a good canvas (画布) is to a painter.” The cultural relic repairers     5     (choose) from six categories to reveal the country’s strictly designed relics conservation schemes (规划).

Li Qun, a vice minister of culture and tourism said that the competition aims to select and train some     6     (high) skilled relic experts so as to establish a talent troop that possess up-to-date restoration skills.

Searching for talents from 27 provinces around the country, the competition is the largest event for     7     (select) future talents ever held in China’s cultural relic industry. Yu Jiadong,     8    is a vice minister of human resources and social security, said that China is striving to build a     9     (profession) competition system with Chinese characteristics and that this competition is     10     great importance to this field.

“The Chinese Bridge contest was an important experience in my life,” said Aya Ibrahim,     1     Egyptian girl. She was awarded the top prize in the Chinese language final contest in Cairo     2     (conclude) in May 31th. “Through the stage of the     3     (compete), I gained knowledge and improved my capabilities,” said Ibrahim from Cairo University,     4     she was studying Chinese.

The girl with seven other contest winners     5    (receive) by the Chinese ambassador to Egypt and shared their stories of learning Chinese. Ibrahim said she joined in diverse Chinese activities at the Confucius Institute at Cairo University, such as     6     (recite) Chinese poetry, singing Chinese songs and dancing Chinese dances. She added that most     7     (important), learning the Chinese language had changed her     8     a confident and socialized person with a far     9     (broad) vision. The Egyptian girl’s wish is     10     she will have the opportunity to complete her post-graduate studies in China.

The FIFA World Cup was in full swing in Qatar. Bet you didn’t know that China is     1     birthplace of ancient football. In “Zhanguoce”, a collection of histories from the Warring States period, there was a description of the ancient city Linzi, saying it’s “rich and abundant, and that only few of     2     (it) people couldn’t taju.”

Taju, also     3    (know) as Cuju, is the old term for “football”. Cuju was trendy for over a. thousand veers in ancient China. However, in Qing Dynasty, the sport lost its popularity. After modern football     4    (introduce) to China, the country established its national football team, founded the Chinese Football Association, joined FIFA.     5     competed in numerous international football matches. While the Chinese women’s national football team has achieved a lot, including a runner-up at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the men’s national football team     6     (fail) to participate in five FIFA World Cups.

In 2015, the Overall Plan for Chinese Football Reform and Development was issued, providing a road map for the sport’s development. Besides the focus on professional players in the national teams and football clubs, raising public     7    (aware) of football also became an important task.     8     (current), over 30, 000 schools in China are qualified as characterized campus-football schools.    9     2025, this number is estimated to reach 50, 000.

In matches, people represent their own nations. But their love for football and displays of sportsmanship unite all peoples. We hope to witness the day     10     China truly enjoy the football and develop football along with other parts of the world.

Competitors who wear red win more than those that are     1     (dress) in any other color, according to a study in Germany.

Researchers found that those who wear red tops, jackets or clothing score 10 percent more in any competition     2     if they were in another color. Experts believe that red could make individuals and teams feel more confident as well as being thought of by others     3     more aggressive.

The findings could explain     4     Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal have been so successful. On the other hand, the results could suggest that the success of those teams has given those that wear the red color more confidence.

The study, by German sports psychologists at the University of Munster,     5     (report) in New Scientist magazine. They showed video recording of taekwondo matches to 42     6     (experience) judges. One fighter wore blue and the other wore red. They then showed them, the same recordings but digitally manipulated (暗中操控) the clothing to exchange the colors. The     7     (fight) wearing red were given     8     average of 13 percent more points than when they were blue. “If one competitor is strong and the other is weak, it won’t change the outcome of the fight,” said Nobert Hagemann, who led the study. “But the closer the levels, the     9     (easy) it is for the color to tip the scale.”

“    10     is reasonable that wearing red makes individuals feel more confident, although this hasn’t yet been tested,” said Robert Burton, one of the researchers.

China’s women’s basketball team won respect and encouragement from Chinese netizens for their sportsmanship     1     (display) in the gold-medal game against Team US in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup on Saturday, after finishing in second place.

In Friday’s semi-final, China defeated host Australia 61-59 and entered the World Cup final for the second time in almost three decades. This is a significant     2     (achieve) for a team with an average age of less than 26 years old. The Chinese team won six times in this year’s World Cup before Saturday’s final. The only defeat was that it     3     (lose) 63-77 to the US during the group stages.

When     4     (face) the world’s top-ranked Team USA, the reigning champions, the Chinese players showed a strong desire     5     (fight) until the end.     6    the Chinese players failed to conjure a miracle in the final, their progress is     7     (definite) worth being proud of. Cheryl Reeve, coach of Team USA,     8    claimed their fourth FIBA World Cup title in     9     row, said she saw the growth of their Chinese rivals. “This is a great time for the Chinese women’s national team. It’s a very, very good team,” she told the press conference.

After the game, the Chinese Basketball Association on Sina Weibo congratulated China’s women’s national basketball team     10    finishing runners up again after 28 years. It also expressed gratitude to every athlete, coach, and staff member in the team for their dedication.

The Special Olympics is the world’s     1     (large) non-profit organization. The organization     2     (offer) year-round training and competition in 30 Olympic-type summer and winter sports. The Special Olympics is also the only place     3     children and adults with intellectual (智力的)disabilities have an opportunity to participate and develop     4     (believe) in themselves.

In 1968, Anne McGlone Burke, a PE teacher, began with an idea to have an Olympic-style competition for people with special needs. Burke then asked Eunice Kennedy Shriver, head of the Joseph P. Kennedy Foundation,     5     (help) the event. Shriver encouraged Burke to develop the idea and the JPK Foundation provided a grant (拨款) of $25,000. More than 1,000 athletes from the United States and Canada were     6     (excite) to take part in the games.

The Special Olympics has more than 32 Olympic individual and team sports that provide     7     (meaning) training and competition opportunities     8     people with intellectual disabilities. The first International Special Olympics Winter Games took place in February 1977 in the USA. The 2021 Special Olympics World Winter Games will take place in Sweden,     9     the 2023 Special Olympics World Summer Games     10     (hold) in Berlin, Germany.